Astronomers have gotten their clearest look yet at the surface of an exoplanet - a planet beyond our solar system - ​thanks ...

This high-resolution photo of the planet Mercury probably resembles the rocky exoplanet LHS 3844 b. Results from JWST ...

Mercury-like landscape: Webb’s infrared data shows LHS 3844 b has a dark, basalt-rich surface without an atmosphere, similar ...

A surprising analysis of the composition of gas giant exoplanets and their host stars shows that there isn’t a strong correlation between their compositions when it comes to elements heavier than ...

A rocky planet nearly 50 light-years away appears to be airless, dark, and covered in volcanic or weathered rock, according ...

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captured the clearest view yet of a rocky exoplanet, revealing a scorching, airless world unlike ...

Currently, the closest exoplanet to Earth is Proxima Centauri b, which orbits the star Proxima Centauri, located 4 ...

What can a 3D map of an exoplanet’s atmosphere teach astronomers about the planet’s formation, evolution, and composition? This is what a recent study published in Nature Astronomy hopes to address as ...

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(Nanowerk News) Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have observed a rare type of exoplanet, or planet outside our solar system, whose atmospheric composition challenges our ...

First surface study: Webb captured infrared light from LHS 3844 b, revealing a hot, dark, airless surface similar to Mercury's. Why it matters: This is a rare direct look at an exoplanet's geology, ...